by John K » Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:06 am
Friends,
Revision 5.01 does solve some of the GUI problems, but Amp 5 still at the level of a beta release. Have full faith that the devs are refining the software as more feedback comes in. And thanksgiving for those not experiencing any issues.
On my rig alone, Reaper quarantined Amp 5 ver 5.01. Had to reinstall and move to a higher resolution to get Reaper to accept. Then was able to downgrade to a lower resolution and could open. Path forward currently and possibly for others having this problem. Noted that the standalone launched in lower resolution while the vst and vst3 gave up the ghost before first wiping the digital slate clean and verifying in higher resolution. Also, let the fail to authorize pop up percolate for as long as needed until it mercifully goes away. If already authorized thru the manager, don't terminate the scan although it will take quite a long time on first run.
Easiest logistical way to reset Reaper scan as Darkstar advised is to get into the reaper64ini file and delete the last failed entry. Save the file and try again via restart. Maybe not easiest, but saves the grief of a complete vst rescan.
Noted that Bandlab Cakewalk goes belly up with 5.01.
Another strange anomaly in Reaper... Running Reap 6.x 64 bit. Amp 5 shows up as a bridged plugin, like 32 bit to 64 which in itself can cause all kinds of trouble. From Reaper, is Amp 5 a 32 bit app?
Otherwise, Amp 5 very sluggish. Too long to initialize or do tasks like going through the presets.
Another off topic request. Thank Allah for the ability to hide non purchased modules. Would be great to filter out presets that need non purchased things. Currently like going thru an Easter egg hunt to find something that doesn't lovingly throw the failure message at you because you have to upgrade.
That said, love the improvements in Amp 5.
Hope all are well and safe in these crazy times.
John.K